IPL 2023 season started on March 31, and the first half of the tournament is already in the history books. In the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League, the senior players have stolen the show by making an excellent comeback to the tournament.
This tournament has seen the comebacks of Mohit Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Sandeep Sharma, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Ajinkya Rahane and a few other senior players so far. Even some uncapped players have been impressive in the ongoing IPL season.
At the same time though, there have been several capped Indian cricketers who earned contracts from franchises for IPL 2023 but are yet to play for the team. Here’s a list of three such players.
1. Shivam Mavi is yet to make his debut for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023
Fast bowler Shivam Mavi received his maiden international cap during the India vs Sri Lanka T20I series at the start of the year. Mavi was a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders last season, but he moved to the Gujarat Titans at this season’s auction.
The pace bowler has been warming the benches so far in the tournament. Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal and Mohit Sharma were preferred over him.
2. KS Bharat is also warming the benches at GT in IPL 2023
Wicket-keeper batter KS Bharat moved from Delhi Capitals to Gujarat Titans in the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League. Like the previous season, Bharat has been warming the benches this year as well. The Titans have preferred Wriddhiman Saha as their wicket-keeper over Bharat so far in the competition.
3. Sandeep Warrier
Sandeep Warrier joined the Mumbai Indians as a replacement for Jasprit Bumrah. While MI have an inexperienced bowling attack, they have surprisingly kept Warrier on the bench so far. He played for India in an away series against Sri Lanka in 2021.
